How to influence UN processes – a workshop by Felix Dodds

How to influence UN processes – a workshop by Felix Dodds

Workshop at the UN DPI NGO Conference

MUST RSVP to felix@felixdodds.net

28^th of August

1-3pm

Venue: The Ford Foundation 320 East 43rd Street (Between 1^st and 2^nd Avenue, in the Lower Level Board Room

So you want to influence governments and have an impact on UN Processes. I will be conducting a workshop on the 28^th of August (1-3pm) to help you acquire those skills. I have written two books on How to Lobby at Intergovernmental meetings and been active at the UN since 1990.

                                                                            

                                                                           

What I hope to cover are:

·         How to put together a lobbying strategy

·         Building timelines for your work

·         What to do at the National Level

·         Demystification of the UN process

·         Understanding brackets

·         What are the key terms used and what do they mean

·         How to understand the development of the negotiation texts;

·         What is your team capacity – how to build a larger capacity

·         How to build broader coalitions and when to operate without coalitions

·         Understanding the different government coalitions

·         Who are the key government players

·         Who are the key UN players and why

·         Tools of the trade for influencing the process

·         Media strategy and campaigns